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Document ID (ISN)61660
CIS number 94-174
ISBN(s) 0-901700-40-1
Year 1993
Convention or series no.
Title Practical risk assessment - Guidance for SMEs
Bibliographic information Engineering Employers Federation, Broadway House, Tothill Street, London SW1 9NQ, United Kingdom, Apr. 1993. 24p. Illus. 17 ref.
Abstract Booklet aimed at the managers of small and medium-sized enterprises. Although the regulatory framework is the UK Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992, the principles presented are of general applicability. The essential part or risk assessment is to inventory all the activities, materials, substances, equipment, people and procedures in the workplace, as well as the characteristics of the workplace itself. The hazards of each can then be identified and prioritized, and risk reduction measures undertaken. A checklist groups typical hazards under 13 headings: mechanical, transport, access, handling/lifting, electricity, chemicals, fire and explosion, particles and dust, radiation, biological, environmental, organizational and the individual.
Descriptors (primary) small enterprises; hazard evaluation; United Kingdom
Descriptors (secondary) check lists; manuals
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s)
Broad subject area(s) General safety, health and conditions of work
Browse category(ies) Risk evaluation
Small and medium-sized enterprises